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Paul McCartney names John Lennon as his favourite Beatle on Chicken Shop Date: ‘He was like the leader’

Paul McCartney names John Lennon as his favourite Beatle on Chicken Shop Date: ‘He was like the leader’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that the late John Lennon was considered the group’s favourite member and unofficial “leader” of The Beatles, during a recent appearance on the popular YouTube series, Chicken Shop Date. The 83-year-old musician joined host and creator Amelia Dimoldenberg for the “first date” format, which sees celebrities interviewed over fast food. Their conversation, held over vegan chicken nuggets and chips at Camden’s Temple of Seitan, touched on subjects including dentists, tattoos, and favourite dance moves. At one point, Dimoldenberg asked Sir Paul to name his favourite Beatle. Sir Paul replied: “Well, there’s only one left now. Currently, it’s Ringo. “During the Beatles, I think we all used to look up to John, because he was like the leader, even though there wasn’t officially a leader of the group. “He was very witty and it was great to have in …

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Finale: Facing the Void With a Smile (and a Beatle)

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Finale: Facing the Void With a Smile (and a Beatle)

Published by Jenni Sidey

Stephen Colbert has been saying goodbye to his Late Show audience since CBS executives announced the end of its “historic run” almost a year ago. He’s hardly the first late-night talk show host to experience disrespect from his (and it’s…always a “his”) network’s executives. David Letterman originated the Late Show franchise at CBS after NBC executives chose frequent guest host Jay Leno to succeed Johnny Carson as host of the flagship Tonight Show. Conan O’Brien launched his own talk show at TBS after NBC programmers tried to push his Tonight Show past midnight to make room for Leno in the time slot viewers were used to seeing him, a mess Letterman blamed on NBC’s “pinheads,” “nitwits,” and “mouth-breathers.” More recent insults: current Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon was cut back from five episodes per week to four, and current Late Night host Seth Meyers lost his live band due to budget cuts. But back to this week’s late-night victim: after months of death throes, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is no more. The difference …